Geography & Cartography at University of Denver

If you plan to study geography & cartography, take a look at what University of Denver has to offer and decide if the program is a good match for you. Get started with the following essential facts.

DU is located in Denver, Colorado and has a total student population of 13,856.

Want to know more about the career opportunities in this field? Check out the Careers in Geography & Cartography section at the bottom of this page.

DU Geography & Cartography Degrees Available

• Bachelor’s Degree in Geography
• Master’s Degree in Geography

DU Geography & Cartography Rankings

The geography major at DU is not ranked on College Factual’s Best Colleges and Universities for Geography & Cartography. This could be for a number of reasons, such as not having enough data on the major or school to make an accurate assessment of its quality.

There were 0 student who received their doctoral degrees in geography, making the school the #55 most popular school in the United States for this category of students.

Geography Student Demographics at DU

Take a look at the following statistics related to the make-up of the geography majors at University of Denver.

DU Geography & Cartography Bachelor’s Program

For the most recent academic year available, 42% of geography bachelor's degrees went to men and 58% went to women. The typical geography bachelor's degree program is made up of only 43% women. So female students are more repesented at DU since its program graduates 15% more women than average.

About 83% of those who receive a bachelor's degree in geography at DU are white. This is above average for this degree on the nationwide level.

The following table and chart show the race/ethnicity for students who recently graduated from University of Denver with a bachelor's in geography.

Race/Ethnicity	Number of Students
Asian	1
Black or African American	0
Hispanic or Latino	1
White	20
International Students	1
Other Races/Ethnicities	1

DU Geography & Cartography Master’s Program

For the most recent academic year available, 56% of geography master's degrees went to men and 44% went to women.

Of the students who received a geography master's degree from DU, 72% were white. This is above average for this degree on the natiowide level.

The following table and chart show the race/ethnicity for students who recently graduated from University of Denver with a master's in geography.

Race/Ethnicity	Number of Students
Asian	0
Black or African American	2
Hispanic or Latino	2
White	13
International Students	0
Other Races/Ethnicities	1

Concentrations Within Geography & Cartography

The following geography concentations are available at University of Denver. The completion numbers here include all graduates who receive any type of degree in this field from University of Denver. Some of these focus areas may not be available for your degree level.

Concentration	Annual Degrees Awarded
Geographic Information Science	65
Geography	15

Related Majors

• Anthropology
• Sociology
• Political Science & Government
• Economics
• International Relations & National Security

Careers That Geography Grads May Go Into

A degree in geography can lead to the following careers. Since job numbers and average salaries can vary by geographic location, we have only included the numbers for CO, the home state for University of Denver.

Occupation	Jobs in CO	Average Salary in CO
Managers	8,940	$138,490
Cartographers and Photogrammetrists	880	$73,150
Geography Professors	150	$78,570
Geographers	70	$84,380

References

*The racial-ethnic minorities count is calculated by taking the total number of students and subtracting white students, international students, and students whose race/ethnicity was unknown. This number is then divided by the total number of students at the school to obtain the racial-ethnic minorities percentage.

• College Factual
• National Center for Education Statistics
• O*NET Online
• Image Credit: By CW221 under License

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